[grantswank]

AUSSIE FRIES FRENCH


"It doesn't seem to me that France's first priority is to find a peaceful solution" to the Iraqi crisis, he said.

"I think her first priority is to position France vis-a-vis the US and I think that's a pity."

"I regret to say the French are playing a spoiling role."

If US and British troops now massed on Iraq's borders went home, "does anybody really believe the weapons inspectors would then continue to get cooperation from Iraq?" he asked.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard fried the French on Friday. In his right-on attack he laid himself smack alongside the US and Britain.

For that he, while riding through the South Australian capital, Adelaide, got his limo pelted with eggs and tomatoes. Yet he stood his ground in lacing Paris for
maneuvering the Iraq issue into a hassle of verbal upstaging all other nations. He held this puts France in the Iraqi amen corner while scourging the US and Britain as childish brats.

In interviews and a public speech Friday he said that the French stance was unreasonable for it squelched real progress in the Security Council and gave honor to the Iraqi position.

In four months, French President Jacques Chirac will make a visit to Australia. Nevertheless, Howard seemed not to care for principle came first, particularly at this time.

White House spokesman Ari Fleischer underlined that the French rejection of the British proposal was “an unreasonable veto.”

[snippy_about_it]

John Howard along with Tony Blair have been standing up for us even though it is supposed to be hurting their voting base. God Bless them both!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, John Howard. And thanks, Chap Grant, for the posting.